American College of Surgeons - Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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The By-Laws ii 4. The Board of Governors shall meet in executive session annually for the transaction of business, which business shall in- clude the election of members of the Board of Regents and the election of officers as provided in Article IV, Section 3, and other routine business which may be brought before it by the corporation or the Board of Regents. Such meetings shall be called by the Secretary at the direction of the Board of Regents. Special meet- ings of the Board of Governors may be called by the Secretary at any other time at the request of the Board of Regents. Members of the Board of Governors shall be expected to attend other formal meetings and convocations called by the Board of Regents for the purpose of conferring fellowships and the transaction of other business. 5. Fifty members of the Board of Governors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. V. OFriCERS. The officers of the College shall be a President, a First Vice-President, a Second Vice-President, a Treasurer and a General Secretary. Such officers shall be elected by the Board of Governors from among the Fellows of the College, each for a term of one year, and shall serve until their successors are elected. The President, the General Secretary, and the Treasurer shall upon their election to office become members of the Board of Regents. {a) The President shall preside at all regular and special meet- ings of the College and of the Board of Governors and at all con- vocations for the conferring of fellowships. {h) The Vice-President shall preside at all meetings of the College in the absence of the President, and in the event of the death or resignation of the President, shall assume the duties of that officer. (c) The General Secretary shall keep all records of the Corpora- tion, of the Board of Governors and of the Board of Regents, shall mail to the proper addresses all notices of regular and special meetings of the College, of the Board of Governors and of the Board of Regents, and shall have a general supervision of the business affairs of the Corporation under the direction of the Board of Regents. {d) The Treasurer shall receive all funds of the College and disburse the same on checks, signed by him and countersigned by

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lo American College of Surgeons tions and societies of North America, and one each from the United States Army and from the United States Navy. 1. American Surgical Association. 2. Surgical Section of the American Medical Association. 3. Section on Obstetrics, Gynecology and Abdominal Surgery of the American Medical Association. 4. General Surgical Division of the Clinical Congress of Sur- geons of North America. 5. Division of Surgical Specialties of the Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America. 6. American Gynecological Society. 7. Southern Surgical and Gynecological Association. 8. Western Surgical Association. 9. Section on Surgery of the Canadian Medical Association. 10. American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 11. American Orthopedic Association. 12. American Association of Genito-Urinary Surgebns. 13. American Laryngological Association. 14. American Ophthalmological Society. 15. American Otological Society. Twenty members shall be elected at large to represent surgeons of North America not affiHated with the above societies or associa- tions. In case of failure of any of the above named organizations to make its quota of nominations, or in case of duplication of nominees, the Board of Regents shall nominate members from among the Fellows at large for the vacancies so caused in the list of nominees. The Board of Regents shall in the same manner fill all vacancies in the current membership of the Board of Governors due to death, resignation, or other causes. 3. The Board of Governors shall at its first meeting elect from among its own membership twelve who shall be members of the Board of Regents; this group shall be divided into three classes of four members each, whose terms of office shall expire in one, two, and three years respectively. As the term of service in each class expires, their successors shall be elected, each for a term of three years. Not more than three of each class shall be selected from one country. In event of death or resignation of any member of the Board of Regents, his successor shall be elected at the next regular or special meeting of the Board of Governors, but the Board of Regents may appoint a member of the Board of Governors to serve as Regent until this election takes place.

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12 American College of Surgeons the Secretary. He shall make a report in writing to the Board of Regents at each meeting of that Board of the moneys received and expended, and shall furnish a detailed statement of the financial condition of the College at each annual meeting of the Board of Regents. The Treasurer shall furnish a suitable bond to the Board of Regents for the faithful performance of his trust. (e) In the event of the death or resignation of the General Secretary or Treasurer, the Board of Regents shall elect his suc- cessor from among the members of the Board of Governors to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board of Governors and until such time as his successor is elected and qualified. VI. Board of Regents, i. The Board of Regents shall consist of the President of the Corporation, the General Secretary of the Corporation, the Treasurer of the Corporation, and twelve members of the Board of Governors elected as hereinbefore pro- vided. 2. The duties of the Board of Regents shall be those ordinarily performed by a board of trustees, namely: the transaction of all detail business devolving upon the Board of Governors in carrying out the object of the organization; the regulation and conserving of its property interests; the creating, appointing, and directing of all standing committees; the election of Fellows to the College; the calling of all meetings of the Corporation not already provided for; the arrangement of convocations or other meetings for the conferring of Fellowships; the transaction of all business not other- wise provided for, that may pertain to the Organization. 3. The officers of the Board of Regents shall be a Chairman and a Secretary. {a) The Chairman of the Board of Regents shall be elected from among the members of the Board of Regents for a term of one year and shall preside at all meetings of the Board. In the event of his death or resignation, the office shall be filled by election at the next meeting of the Board. (6) The General Secretary of the Corporation shall be the Secretary of the Board of Regents. 4. The Board of Regents shall elect the following committees: I, Credentials; 2, Standardization of Fellowships; 3, Legislation; 4, Graduate Schools and Hospitals. {a) Each standing committee shall consist of five members,